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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Applicants:
David P. Kippie, San Antonio, TX (US);
Larry W. Gatlin, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
David P. Kippie, San Antonio, TX (US);
Larry W. Gatlin, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Clearwater International, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/38 (2006.01); E21B 21/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hydrocarbon drilling fluid system is disclosed including a hydrocarbon fluid and a foaming composition, where the foaming composition includes a polymer, a gelling agent and its cross-linking agent, an optional foaming agent, or mixtures or combinations thereof. Uses of this drilling fluid system in a variety of downhole application are also disclosed.